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{{Short description|Elevated or underground walkway}} Pedways (short for pedestrian walkways) are elevated or underground walkways, often connecting urban high-rises to each other, other buildings, or the street. They provide quick and comfortable movement from building to building, away from traffic and inclement weather.NEWS, Wainwright, Oliver, Walkways in the sky: the return of London’s forgotten ‘pedways’,www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/02/walkways-in-the-sky-the-return-of-londons-forgotten-pedways, 7 October 2018, The Guardian, 2 October 2018, Two of the largest networks of underground walkways are located in Canada, with RÉSO in Montreal and PATH in Toronto each consisting of approximately {{convert|30|km}} of underground city-centre walkways.

History

The concept of the elevated pedestrian way is credited to Antonio Sant’Elia, an Italian architect whose career was cut short by his death in World War One. He foresaw the city of the future as high rise tower blocks connected by elevated walkways at different levels. NEWS, Moore, Rowan, London Wall Place review – a high walk back to the future,www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jul/01/london-wall-place-review-make-architects-high-walk-back-to-the-future-elevated-walkway, 7 October 2018, the Guardian, 1 July 2018, en,

Examples

• Calgary Plus 15 Network (a.k.a. +15www.calgary.ca/bike-walk-roll/plus-15-network.html
• Central Elevated Walkway, Hong Kong
• Chicago Pedway
• City of London Pedway Scheme
• Dallas Pedestrian Network
• Edmonton Pedway
• Halifax Link
• Houston tunnel system
• Minneapolis Skyway System
• Toronto PATH
• RÉSO, Montreal (a.k.a. Underground City)
• Winnipeg Walkway

See also

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• Footbridge
• Footpath
• Overpass
• Pedestrian separation structure
• Pedestrian zone
• Shad Thames
• Skyway
• Underground city

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References

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External links

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